Fulton County, New York
Fulton County Courthouse |
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US state : | new York |
Administrative headquarters : | Johnstown |
Foundation : | April 18, 1838 |
Made up from: | Montgomery |
Area code : | 001 518 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 55,531 (2010) |
Population density : | 43.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1,379.563 km² |
Water surface : | 96.852 km² |
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Website : www.fultoncountyny.gov |
Fulton County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Fulton County had 55,531 residents and a population density of 43.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Johnstown .
geography
The county covers an area of 1,379.5 square kilometers, of which 96.9 square kilometers are water. The area lies north of the Mohawk River in the Adirondack Mountains and is characterized as a glacial ground moraine landscape. The landscape is accordingly hilly and criss-crossed with many ponds and lakes. The highest peaks are found in the north of the county.
The largest lake is Great Sacandaga Lake , but only the western part of the lake with Mayfield and Broadalbin on its banks is in the area of the county. Other important lakes are the Peck Lake, Caroga Lake with its extension East Caroga Lake and the Vandenburgh Pond near Bleeker.
The highest mountain is Shaker Mountain at 541 m (1775 feet ) in the northeast of the county, on the border with Hamilton County. It is part of the Adirondack Mountains and Adirondack Park , a nature reserve that is particularly used for camping, fishing and skiing. It also forms with its wide surroundings the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest, a nature reserve within the park.
Surrounding areas
Herkimer County | Hamilton County | Saratoga County |
Herkimer County | Saratoga County | |
Herkimer County | Montgomery County | Schenectady County |
history
The area of what is now Fulton County was slowly settled from the south from about 1700; here, through the valley of the Mohawk River, navigable access to the countries in the northeast of the North American land mass was given, which was used for settlement. Large land sales, both to groups and individuals, are recorded between 1753 and 1774; most important sales are the Kingsborough patent of June 23, 1753 with 20,000 acres (approx. 8000 hectares), Lott's patent September 16, 1761 (also 20,000 acres), the Jerseyfield patent of April 12, 1770 with 94,000 acres (approx. 37,600 hectares) and the Van Rensselaer patent dated October 4, 1774 with 28,964 acres (approximately 11,600 hectares). These lands are now partly cross-border in several counties, because the later demarcations did not take them into account.
Due to the increase in residents, a state administration became necessary. The area of today's Fulton County was from 1772 part of what was then Tryon County, which was renamed Montgomery County in 1784 . As the number of people to manage increased, it was divided into several steps; Fulton County became independent as the last separation on April 18, 1838. Since the industrial centers of the area were created primarily in the valley of the Mohawk River, Fulton County was not industrialized further; only existing centers for gloversville and Johnstown continued to develop, encouraged by the construction of railway lines in the Mohawk Valley and the surrounding area, which led to New York City . During the American Civil War, the county provided parts of several infantry regiments and a cavalry regiment, but did not itself become the scene of fighting. The leather industry could therefore develop unhindered. Fulton County was the center of the American glove industry between 1890 and 1950. The county is named after the inventor Robert Fulton .
Since the 1950s, coinciding with the gradual decline of local industry, the county's economic bulk shifted to tourism. The main destination is the lakes as well as the hunting and hiking areas in the northern, wooded sections of the county, which are still largely close to nature and yet have good transport links.
One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Johnson Hall . A total of 26 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 18, 2018).
Population development
year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
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Residents | - | - | - | - | 18,049 | 20.171 | 24,162 | 27,064 | 30,985 | 37,650 |
year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Residents | 42,842 | 44,534 | 44,927 | 46,560 | 48,597 | 51,021 | 51,304 | 52,637 | 55,153 | 54.191 |
year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
Residents | 55,073 | 55,531 |
Cities and towns
In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Fulton County .
Locality | status | Population (2010) |
Total area [km²] |
Land area [km²] |
Population density [inhabitants / km²] |
founding | Specialty |
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Bleeker | town | 533 | 153.881 | 147.895 | 3.6 | Apr 4, 1831 | |
Broadalbin | town | 5,260 | 102.988 | 82.124 | 64.0 | March 12 1793 | |
Caroga | town | 1,205 | 140.519 | 131.067 | 9.2 | Apr 11, 1842 | |
Ephratah | town | 1,682 | 102.124 | 101,406 | 16.6 | 27 Mar 1827 | |
Gloversville | City | 15,665 | 13,328 | 13.304 | 1,177.5 | April 19, 1890 | Founded in April 1853 as a village |
Johnstown | City | 8,743 | 12.642 | 12.621 | 692.7 | 1895 | County seat ; founded on April 1st, 1808 as a village |
Johnstown | town | 7,098 | 184,577 | 181.776 | 39.0 | March 12 1783 | |
Mayfield | town | 6,495 | 167.459 | 151,152 | 43.0 | March 12 1792 | |
Northampton | town | 2,670 | 89.909 | 54.667 | 48.8 | Feb 1, 1799 | |
Oppenheim | town | 1.924 | 146.116 | 145.324 | 13.2 | 18 Mar 1808 | |
Perth | town | 3,646 | 67.596 | 67.526 | 54.0 | Apr 18, 1838 | |
Stratford | town | 610 | 198.492 | 193.845 | 3.1 | Apr 10, 1805 |
literature
- John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 314 ff . ( online [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
- Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 1st volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 308 ff . ( online [PDF; 58.3 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2016]).
Individual evidence
- ^ Fulton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed October 1, 2016
- ↑ Entry of the Shaker Mountain Wild Forest on the website of the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York (English)
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 18, 2018.
- ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
- ↑ John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 316 ff .
- ↑ Overview of the history of Gloverville on the town's homepage
- ↑ Overview of the history of Johnstown City on the homepage of the city (English)
Web links
Coordinates: 43 ° 7 ′ N , 74 ° 25 ′ W